The 26-year-old doctor from Jalgaon district had recently written to the Chief Minister against the Personal Secretary (PS), identified as Sunil Mali.

In her letter, she claimed that Mali asked her "inappropriate and personal questions for around two hours in the ministers ante-chamber" when she went to Sawant to give him a presentation on replicating her project across 1,800 PHCs across the state.

The doctor had recently claimed to have fully digitised a primary health centre (PHC), in terms of equipment and data, at Patonda village in Jalgaon district of the state.

Mali had dismissed the allegations against him.

Addressing reporters, Sawant today said he was "in favour of a fair probe but no one should be punished unnecessarily".

Sources claimed that Mali has been asked to go on leave till the probe is over.